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A new book by experts from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney, provides vital information for health professionals on the effects of each of the major drugs.
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A number of new publications authored by NDARC researchers are available to read online.
Commentary published in Drug and Alcohol Review presents COVID-19 vaccine intention data from Illicit Drug... Read more
To reduce the likelihood of opioid use disorder (OUD) among people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), it is important to identify individual risk factors for OUD among this... Read more
There were 62,757 drug-related hospitalisations (172 per day) among Australians in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.56 per cent of all hospitalisations in Australia, a new report has found.
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There was no difference between smoking cessation medicine, varenicline, and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) patches in terms of risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), says a new... Read more
Researchers at NDARC and the Kirby Institute are looking for data from around the world about the prevalence of injecting drug use and HIV, hepatitis B and C (HBV and HCV) among people who inject... Read more
New EMCDDA Guidelines
What are the most effective treatment options for cannabis problems? How to respond to new trends in cocaine use? How to help prevent the non-medical use of medicines?
These are... Read more
A new study by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has found that there is wide variation in the extent of use of non-medicine based treatments for... Read more
NDARC’s Director, Professor Michael Farrell, has been elected as Fellow of the Academy of the Social Science in Australia.
For 50 years, research and advice from Fellows of the Academy of the Social... Read more
Results from World Mental Health Surveys have found fewer than half of the people with alcohol use disorder who sought treatment perceived their treatment as being helpful.
Using survey data from the... Read more